[Bil0000]

On bad wifi, mobile felt slow to connect, to come back after a drop, and to open a thread. Every step waited on extra bytes or an extra round trip. Now each of those paths does less work on the wire.

What changed

• Smaller socket frames on iOS. iOS sockets never negotiate permessage-deflate, so large frames (the connect config, thread snapshots) went out raw. The client now asks for frameDeflate. The server then sends frames of 1 KB or more as raw-DEFLATE binary parts, but only when the socket has no permessage-deflate. The connect config drops from 78 KB to 13.5 KB. The server uses node zlib at level 1, so the event loop cost stays small. Old servers ignore the flag, and old clients never send it.
• Thread open skips the HTTP round trip. A server that pages snapshots already sends the same bounded window over the socket. A cold open now uses that window. If the socket fails, the client asks HTTP before it shows an error, so a missing thread still shows as deleted and not as an error.
• Reconnect does one GET fewer. The host check before a resume already reads the environment descriptor. The reconnect it starts now reuses that descriptor once, if it is under 5 s old. The bearer token still never reaches a host that was not checked.

Bench

A real server and the real client-runtime run behind a proxy: 300 ms RTT, 1.3 Mbit/s, 3% stalls of 500 ms, and no WS deflate (like iOS). Each value is a paired median over runs.

Path	Before	After
Thread load	1102 ms	~744–900 ms
Cold connect	2814 ms	~2370–2730 ms
Resume	3451 ms	~2420–2840 ms
Drop and reconnect	2840 ms	~2140–2310 ms
Shell resync after reconnect	4386 ms	~2900–3380 ms
Shell cold sync	1051 ms	~1150–1290 ms (no change intended, host noise)

Score (geomean of goal / bar, lower is better): 1.586 → 1.244. A holdout on a worse link, never used for tuning: 4047 → 2955 (−27%).

Proof

• One regression test per change. Each test fails on main and passes here:
  • deflated binary parts across several parts (session.test.ts)
  • socket-only open, then HTTP decides "deleted" (threads-sync.test.ts)
  • descriptor reuse, once and only while fresh (layer.test.ts)
• vp run check:changed: all pass (161 tests, typecheck 40 packages).
• Not checked on a native iOS device. No device was available.

Reviewed with sol-loop: 1 round with gpt-6.1-sol. Sol verdict: APPROVE (1 nit, fixed).

Created with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (T3 Code). Review by gpt-6.1-sol in Codex.

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This new Effect.fnUntraced has no nearby reason for omitting tracing; the comment explains retry behavior instead. Prefer a named span, or document why this callback deliberately reuses an existing tracing boundary.

Suggested change

	onExpectedFailure: Effect.fnUntraced(function* (cause) {
	onExpectedFailure: Effect.fn("EnvironmentThreadState.onExpectedFailure")(function* (cause) {

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🟡 Medium state/threads.ts:1069

A cold subscribeThread authorization failure leaves the thread stuck in synchronizing with no error. This handler suppresses the first failure whenever state.data is absent, but subscribeDynamicMapped does not retry EnvironmentAuthorizationError, so the expected HTTP fallback never occurs; only suppress the error when a retry will actually happen, or perform the fallback explicitly.

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In file @packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts around line 1069:

A cold `subscribeThread` authorization failure leaves the thread stuck in `synchronizing` with no error. This handler suppresses the first failure whenever `state.data` is absent, but `subscribeDynamicMapped` does not retry `EnvironmentAuthorizationError`, so the expected HTTP fallback never occurs; only suppress the error when a retry will actually happen, or perform the fallback explicitly.

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Approvability

Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This change reduces connection and thread-loading work and adds socket-frame compression. The new static-analysis suppression for the Node zlib import requires explicit human review.

Needs human approval because:

• 1 blocking correctness issue found at or above your repo's Minimum Blocking Severity

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Walkthrough

The client and server add optional raw-DEFLATE socket-frame handling. Direct authorization can reuse a recently checked descriptor. Thread subscriptions can use bounded socket snapshots, with HTTP loading available after an expected initial socket failure.

Changes: Compressed socket frames

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Binary frame format and compression packages/shared/src/socketFrameParts.ts, packages/shared/package.json, apps/server/src/socketFrameDeflate.ts	The shared helpers split compressed frames into marked binary parts and reassemble and inflate them. The server adds raw-DEFLATE compression, and the shared package adds fflate.
WebSocket negotiation and client validation apps/server/src/ws.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/rpc/session.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/rpc/session.test.ts	The client sets the frameDeflate query parameter. The server supplies a deflate callback only when the parameter is present and permessage-deflate is not negotiated. Tests cover text and compressed binary parts.

Checked descriptor reuse

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Record checked descriptors packages/client-runtime/src/connection/driver.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/authorization/service.ts	A matching host descriptor can be recorded by HTTP base URL. The authorization service stores the descriptor and check time.
Reuse descriptors during authorization packages/client-runtime/src/authorization/service.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/authorization/layer.test.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/connection/resolver.test.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/environmentHttpAuth.test.ts	Direct authorization consumes a cached descriptor if it is no more than five seconds old; otherwise, it fetches one. Tests cover reuse, expiry, and test-service implementations.

Socket-based thread snapshots

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Select socket snapshots and fall back to HTTP packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads-atoms.test.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads-sync.test.ts	With thread snapshot pagination enabled, an empty thread can receive its bounded snapshot over the socket. After an expected first socket failure, a later subscription can use HTTP. Tests cover snapshot loading, older-history merging, and fallback.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Other

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RpcSessionFactory
  participant WebSocketUpgrade
  participant splitLargeSocketFrames
  participant joinSocketFrameParts
  RpcSessionFactory->>WebSocketUpgrade: Request frameParts and frameDeflate
  WebSocketUpgrade->>splitLargeSocketFrames: Provide deflate callback when permitted
  splitLargeSocketFrames->>joinSocketFrameParts: Send marked binary parts
  joinSocketFrameParts->>joinSocketFrameParts: Reassemble and inflate final frame

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Possibly related issues

• Issue 30833: The changes affect the reconnect host-check and thread-sync paths described in the issue, but do not change its 2.5-second silence window.
• Issue 24192: The socket snapshot path and HTTP fallback address the bounded snapshot loading path described in the issue.

Suggested reviewers: shivamhwp, t3dotgg, juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: Low · up to c0036

Compression of large socket frames is opt-in, and the connection peer is the authenticated server. A misbehaving server could cause a large allocation or an unhandled error on the client. This is a small hardening gap that does not block merge.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

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Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "perf(mobile): connect, reconnect and thread open do less work on bad wifi" follows the conventional commit format and names the three paths the changeset targets. The diff adds a socket fra…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Explanation

The title "perf(mobile): connect, reconnect and thread open do less work on bad wifi" follows the conventional commit format and names the three paths the changeset targets. The diff adds a socket frame deflate path (server, shared framing, and client query parameter), a socket-first thread snapshot with HTTP fallback, and a 5-second descriptor reuse on reconnect. The title covers the main intent, though it is broader than the single change and names the mobile scope while most edits sit in shared client-runtime and server code.

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The description follows the template sections (Problem, Change, Scope and approval, Verification) only partly. It gives a clear problem statement, a detailed change list, and verification details with benchmarks and named regression tests. The Scope and approval section is missing: it has no linked triaged issue, no maintainer discussion or approval comment, and no explanation for why the work qualifies without prior approval. The description also does not use the Problem and Change headings from the template. The description covers three independent optimizations in one PR, which the template asks authors to avoid ("Solve one underlying problem", "Split independent fixes"). The verification section names focused tests and the check command, and it states that native iOS testing was not done. The Problem section should be a short, explicit statement with expected behavior and reproduction steps. The description also includes an agent attribution line, which the template asks for.

Resolution

Add a Scope and approval section that links the triaged bug issue or maintainer-approved discussion, with the approval comment. If no issue exists, explain why this change qualifies as a small, focused fix of an obvious bug. Split the three independent changes (iOS deflate frames, thread open via socket snapshot, reconnect descriptor reuse) into separate PRs, or explain why they must ship together for one underlying problem. Use the template headings Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification. Add a concise Problem statement with expected behavior and reproduction steps. Keep the agent attribution line already present at the end of the Verification section.

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Nitpick comments: 1

packages/shared/src/socketFrameParts.ts: 1

99-112: Trivial · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Bound the inflated output and handle inflateSync failures.

joinBinary calls inflateSync(deflated) with no output limit. pendingBinary also grows without a limit while parts carry BINARY_PART_MORE. A buggy or malicious server can send a small, highly compressed frame. The client then allocates a very large string. A truncated or corrupt stream makes inflateSync throw inside Arr.map(join). That failure surfaces as a defect on the socket reader instead of a transport error.

The server is the trusted peer for an authenticated connection. The impact is therefore limited to a faulty or compromised server. Cap the accumulated compressed size. Wrap inflateSync so that a failure resets pendingBinary and maps to a clear error.

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Review comment at @packages/shared/src/socketFrameParts.ts around lines 99 -
112:
Update joinBinary to enforce a bounded accumulated compressed size while
collecting BINARY_PART_MORE parts and a bounded inflated output when calling
inflateSync, using supported limits. On decompression failure, reset
pendingBinary and surface a clear transport error through the existing
error-handling path rather than allowing the failure to escape Arr.map(join) as
a reader defect.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @packages/shared/src/socketFrameParts.ts:
- Around line 99-112: Update joinBinary to enforce a bounded accumulated
compressed size while collecting BINARY_PART_MORE parts and a bounded inflated
output when calling inflateSync, using supported limits. On decompression
failure, reset pendingBinary and surface a clear transport error through the
existing error-handling path rather than allowing the failure to escape
Arr.map(join) as a reader defect.

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Add a Scope and approval section that links the triaged bug issue or
maintainer-approved discussion, with the approval comment. If no issue exists,
explain why this change qualifies as a small, focused fix of an obvious bug.
Split the three independent changes (iOS deflate frames, thread open via socket
snapshot, reconnect descriptor reuse) into separate PRs, or explain why they
must ship together for one underlying problem. Use the template headings
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Files selected for processing: 14

• apps/server/src/socketFrameDeflate.ts
• apps/server/src/ws.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/authorization/layer.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/authorization/service.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/driver.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/resolver.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/rpc/session.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/rpc/session.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/state/environmentHttpAuth.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads-atoms.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads-sync.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts
• packages/shared/package.json
• packages/shared/src/socketFrameParts.ts

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[Bil0000]

Closing in favor of #33306